What is CVE-2020-5589?

CVE-2020-5589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sony Wf-1000x, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-5589?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sony Wf-1000x

CVE-2020-5589

SONY Wireless Headphones WF-1000X, WF-SP700N, WH-1000XM2, WH-1000XM3, WH-CH700N, WH-H900N, WH-XB700, WH-XB900N, WI-1000X, WI-C600N and WI-SP600N with firmware versions prior to 4.5.2 have vulnerability that someone within the Bluetooth range can make the Bluetooth pairing and operate such as changing volume of the product.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.sony.com/electronics/support/audio-video-headphones (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN67447798/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5589?: CVE-2020-5589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sony Wf-1000x, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-5589?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.